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New Hearts of Iron IV Expansion Available Now
By Blood Alone Add-On Includes Plane Designer and New Alternate Histories
Paradox Interactive's best-selling grand strategy wargame Hearts of Iron IV gets even grander and more strategic today with the release of By Blood Alone, a new expansion pack that adds new ways to explore the limits of your military genius and long-term planning.
The centerpieces of By Blood Alone include the much requested aircraft designer, allowing you to build the fighters and bombers of your imagination, and three new national focus trees, carving out room for an even wider range of diverging alternate histories, whether you successfully repel European conquest as Ethiopia or foment a communist revolution in wartime Italy.
Features of Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone include:
New Italian Focus Tree: Alternate histories of Fascist Italy, including a socialist revolution.
New Ethiopian Focus Tree: Defy the odds to defeat the Italian invader or resist the conqueror from abroad using unique Government in Exile abilities.
New Swiss Focus Tree: Surrounded by France, Germany and Italy, the mountain nation of Switzerland finds strength in its neutrality, balancing competing factions and overtures from the great powers.
New Peace Conference Options: Demilitarize zones of the map or entire nations, bid on the capital ships of defeated powers, or claim control of enemy resources or factories as reparations.
Aircraft Designer: Design and build your own planes, from nimble interceptors that prioritize speed to durable bombers crafted to unload tons of destruction from high above.
Unit Medals: A log of each division's accomplishments lets you track their performance, and even allow you to award medals to those that have performed well.
Embargo Interaction: Embargo your enemies with a new diplomatic interaction, preventing them from trading with you if they have generated enough world tension.
New Unit Models: More than 20 new pieces of unit art for Italian, Ethiopian and Swiss armies.
New Plane Models: 67 new plane models.
12 New Music Tracks
As usual, the release of By Blood Alone will be accompanied by a major update to Hearts of Iron IV, available for free for everyone who owns the game.
Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone is available now for a suggested retail price of $19.99/£15.49/€19.99.
For more game information please visit the official Hearts of Iron IV website.
Hearts of Iron IV Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | September 28, 2022 |
Hearts of Iron IV Expansion Gets Release Date
Italian Themed "By Blood Alone" Set for Late September
Explore new alternate histories of humanity's most titanic struggle in By Blood Alone, a new expansion for Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox Interactive's grand strategy wargame about World War II. Adding three new major National Focus Trees, By Blood Alone offers a series of tantalizing what-if stories, where the player writes new histories of ideological and military struggle.
Now scheduled for a 27 September release, By Blood Alone centers the political and military fortunes of Italy. The historical path, as always, is open to those who want to relive the dramatic years before and during the war. Alternatively, players can engineer the end of Mussolini's rule through a socialist revolution or a strong monarchy.
Watch the Pre-Order Trailer for Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone
Other features of Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone include:
Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone will be available on 27 September 2022 for a suggested retail price of $19.99/£15.49/€19.99.
Hearts of Iron IV Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | August 23, 2022 |
Paradox Announces New Expansion for Hearts of Iron IV
By Blood Alone Writes New Histories and Adds Plane Designer
Hearts of Iron IV is getting another expansion, one that adds new paths and potential for some of the defining conflicts of the wartime era. Explore new alternate histories for Italy and Ethiopia, as well as one of the leading neutral powers, Switzerland, in Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone.
This expansion to Paradox Interactive's grand strategy wargame about the Second World War continues the tradition of offering players a range of new stories and possibilities, allowing new histories of the war to be written in every session.
View the Hearts of Iron IV: By Blood Alone Official Announcement Trailer HERE.
New Italian Focus Tree: Follow the historical path of Mussolini's Italy or rewrite history by restoring power to the monarchy, leading a Communist revolution or promoting democracy.
This expansion for Hearts of Iron IV will be available later this year. It will be accompanied by a major update, free for all Hearts of Iron IV players.
Hearts of Iron IV Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | June 7, 2022 |
Hearts of Iron IV Adds Subscription on Steam
Players Can Now Pay Monthly Fee to Access All Heart of Iron Content
In the six years since the release of Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox Interactive's grand strategy wargame has expanded many times to reflect the size and complexity of World War II. More detailed army and naval management, as well as new espionage and resistance systems have been added, not to mention the many new alternate history paths for the major nations of the world in this tumultuous time.
If you own Hearts of Iron IV but have found it hard to keep up with this growth, Paradox Interactive has introduced a subscription model for players unable or unwilling to commit to six years of added content. This is especially helpful for new players who are unsure where to start when buying expansions or country packs.
Watch the Heart of Iron IV subscription video HERE.
Available only to Hearts of Iron IV owners through Steam, the expansion subscription gives players access to:
Five expansion packs: Including the naval themed Man the Guns and the recent Eastern Front focused No Step Back
Two Country Packs: Adding new national focuses for Central European and Eastern Mediterranean nations.
Sound Packs: Including period music and historical speeches, as well as two song packs from the Swedish metal band, Sabaton.
Cosmetic Packs: Special cosmetic skins for Allied and Axis Armor, new ship models and planes of the Eastern Front.
All upcoming expansions and content
This subscription is available now on Steam for the suggested monthly retail price of $4.99/£3.99/€4.99.
Hearts of Iron IV Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | February 16, 2022 |
Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back Release Date Announced
No Step Back Add-On Tapped for Late November
The bitter fighting of the Eastern Front is given new depth and variety in No Step Back, the upcoming expansion to Hearts of Iron IV. With new alternate history paths and game systems, this eagerly awaited add-on presents new challenges for fans of Paradox Interactive's best-selling grand strategy wargame. No Step Back will be available on 23 November 2021 for the suggested retail price of $19.99/£15.49 / € 19.99.
The centrepiece of No Step Back is a series of new National Focus Trees, giving players many new ways to imagine the course of World War II in Eastern Europe. Major nations have been entirely reworked to offer unique challenges and original histories.
Watch the Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back Pre-Order Trailer HERE.
The features for Hearts of Iron IV: No Step Back include:
New Soviet National Focuses: Communist Soviet rulers must also deal with a government system full of distrust and betrayal but players can lift up party opposition to the powerful leader, or even pursue a reactionary path of restored monarchy.
New Polish National Focuses: Write a new history of Poland, with options to reform the government, entrench the military rulers, or support a popular pro-Soviet uprising.
New Baltic National Focuses: Shared alternate history paths for Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania, as well as unique paths for each.
Army Officer Corps: Build a general staff, drawing on the talents and expertise of available officers to take advantage of changes in technology and tactics.
Army Spirits: Emphasize certain characteristics of your military arms, adding general bonuses to certain units types or even aiding division design.
Supply System Updates: Scorched Earth tactics, floating harbors and special supply units added to the logistics system.
Tank Designer: Design your own armored force using modules prioritizing speed, gun power, armor or even production cost.
Railway Guns: Commission the grandest, most prestigious of artillery pieces, uniquely designed to deal with entrenched foes, and fortified positions.
As a special bonus, those who pre-order No Step Back will get a musical treat – a new arrangement of the Soviet wartime folk song Katyusha, originally composed before the war, and named for the celebrated Red Army rocket launchers. You can watch behind the scenes footage of the song's recording HERE.
As usual, this expansion to Hearts of Iron IV will be accompanied by a major update free for all players, including new supply and logistics mechanics as well as many quality of life improvements.
Hearts of Iron IV Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | October 21, 2021 |
Celebrate Hearts of Iron IV's Fifth Birthday
Grand strategy wargame marks anniversary with new bundle
For five years, wargamers around the world have been challenged to out build and outfight history's most terrible war machines in Hearts of Iron IV, a grand strategy wargame from Paradox Development Studio. Millions of tanks and planes have been built as players fought through an infinite variety of alternate histories set against the backdrop of humanity's greatest struggle.
In honor of the fifth anniversary of Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox has announced a new bundle that will give players even more style as they prove that they are the master of modern total war.
The Hearts of Iron IV Anniversary Bundle Includes:
Eastern Front Planes Pack: Over 50 new airplane models for nations fighting in central and eastern Europe, including Germany, the Soviet Union, Poland, Romania, Yugoslavia and Hungary.
Eastern Front Music Pack: 13 new music tracks including the Soviet National Anthem, Lili Marlene and My Pierwsza Brygada.
A newly available Immersion Bundle collects the game's cosmetic touches that add further visual and audio detail to the game, including:
Radio Pack: 35 songs spread across all three factions, as well reproduced music from earlier games in the Hearts of Iron series.
Axis Armor Pack: Over 60 armored vehicle models for the German, Japanese and Italian armies, including the StuG III, Japanese experimental heavy tanks and the L-6 light tank.
Allied Armor Pack: Over 50 armored vehicle models for the American, Soviet, British, and French armies, including the M7 Priest, the French Renault tank and a host of new tank destroyers.
Allied Speeches Pack: Over 70 minutes of speeches from some of the most inspiring moments from the Allied campaign, including MacArthur's celebrated "I shall return" and Churchill's pledge to "fight on the beaches".
Watch the Hearts of Iron IV: Eastern Front Planes Pack Release Trailer HERE.
Paradox has also updated the Mobilization Bundle to include all of the available Hearts of Iron IV expansions.
These Hearts of Iron IV compilations are all available at the Paradox and Steam stores.
Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus Now Available
Steer Your Path Through Dangerous Waters in Battle for the Bosporus
The fascist powers are to the west. The Russian bear to the north. And the coasts of Egypt and the Levant belong to France and Britain. The independent nations of the eastern Mediterranean live in a dangerous neighborhood . What can Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey do to secure their own safety while the world around them is at war? Seize the reins of power in Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus, available now.
Battle for the Bosporus is a new country pack for Paradox Development Studio's best-selling strategy wargame about World War II. Armchair generals will find new national focus trees for three nations that border the strategic waterways of the Black and Aegean Seas. Pursue alternate histories alongside major powers in a strong faction, or control your own destiny, free from meddling imperial giants.
Watch the Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus Release Trailer here.
Features of Battle for the Bosporus include:
National Focus Tree for Bulgaria: Balance the factions in a divided land or reclaim territory lost in 1919. Follow the historical alliance with Germany or resist the German pressures on Tsar Boris, standing up for a free Bulgaria.
National Focus Tree for Greece: Riven by political division, Greek neutrality is maintained by the controversial Metaxas. Build a strong relationship with the Allies under the guidance of King George II, follow arch-conservatives into fascism or restore the glories of Greek Empire in the east.
National Focus Tree for Turkey: Robbed of its empire in the last war, what future is there for Turkey in a new one? Continue or halt the reforms of Kemalism, stand as the protector of the Balkans in a new regional faction, restore the Sultan to the throne or found a new Islamic state.
New Music Tracks
New 3D Unit Models for Balkan and Turkish Armies
Unique voice overs for Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey
Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus is available now for a suggested retail price of $9.99/£7.19/€9.99
Paradox Announces Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus
New DLC Focuses on Black Sea and Aegean Powers
For centuries, the Bosporus and Dardanelles have been key to strategy in the Mediterranean. A gate that joins the Black Sea and the Mediterranean, a short crossing that divides Europe from Asia. In the middle of a world crisis, this strait is an attractive target for any great power that seeks to dominate the region. Is neutrality even possible when war arrives on your doorstep?
Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus is a new country pack for Paradox Development Studio's best-selling grand strategy wargame. New events and decision paths let you take control of the destinies of Bulgaria, Greece or Turkey through years of uncertainty and conflict. Is it possible for these middle powers to steer a path between factions that will demand their support?
Watch the Announcement Trailer HERE.
New Music Tracks.
New 3D Unit Models for Balkan and Turkish Armies.
Unique voice overs for Bulgaria, Greece and Turkey.
Hearts of Iron IV: Battle for the Bosporus will be available on 15 October 2020 for the suggested retail price of $9.99/£7.19/€9.99.
Hearts of Iron IV: La Résistance Now Available
Quislings and Heroes Take Center Stage in La Résistance
Conquest is never easy, but the 20th Century brings new challenges. More infrastructure means more opportunities for disruption. Radio links saboteurs and freedom fighters across occupied territory. It is never hard to find willing collaborators, but it takes a lot of work to put them in place. Direct resisters, special agents, and quislings can all be found in Hearts of Iron IV: La Résistance.
La Résistance is the newest expansion to Paradox's best-selling grand strategy wargame about the Second World War. In La Résistance, your nation has new resources at its disposal. At the center of the game is the Intelligence Agency that lets you train and deploy spies to undertake special missions cracking codes, stealing secrets and assisting resistance activities in the occupied lands of your conquered allies.
Watch the Hearts of Iron IV: La Resistance Release Trailer HERE.
Features of Hearts of Iron IV: La Résistance include:
New Focus Trees for France: New National Focuses for Free France and the Vichy Regime, as well as an option for conservatives to restore the old French Monarchy.
More in-Depth Spanish Campaign: New National Focuses for Republican and Nationalist Spain, including an expanded Spanish Civil War that can spiral into a wider conflict.
Portuguese National Focuses: New unique focus tree for Portugal. Restore Portuguese naval power, strengthen the overseas empire or intervene in the Civil War next door.
Espionage: Use your Intelligence Agency to train spies to specialize in certain types of information warfare and send them on special operations, or develop passive resistance to enemy espionage.
Support Resistance: Use your agents to assist allied resistance movements, giving them what they need to damage the enemy.
Collaboration Governments: Use your agents to prepare the ground for collaborators to fill the void once you've conquered your target.
Code Cracking: Decrypt enemy communications to gain short term battlefield advantages.
Recon units: Scout planes can provide useful information on nearby areas while armored cars help in detecting and suppressing resistance activities.
As usual, the expansion is accompanied by the release of a significant free update available to all Hearts of Iron IV players. Hearts of Iron IV: La Résistance is now available on Steam and the Paradox and Microsoft Stores for a suggested retail price of $19.99 / £19.99 / €19.99.
The Pigeon Lands at Tea Time: La Résistance has its Release Date
Espionage Focused Expansion to Hearts of Iron 4 Only a Month Away
The codes have been cracked and your agents are ready to move. The enemy will do their best to uncover your mission, but you've been preparing for this day for months. You will expose the collaborators and bring the vengeance of the oppressed to the very doorstep of the occupier. You are La Résistance. And the date of the operation has been set.
Paradox Development Studio is ready to announce that La Résistance, the next expansion to Hearts of Iron IV, will be available for all generals and spymasters on February 25, 2020. Hearts of Iron IV, Paradox's best-selling strategy wargame about World War II, will now be supplemented by an expansion that highlights the challenge of governing unruly conquests and the power of well-placed spies.
More in Depth Spanish Campaign: New National Focuses for Republican and Nationalist Spain, including an expanded Spanish Civil War that can spiral into a wider conflict.
Hearts of Iron IV: La Résistance is now available for pre-order on Steam and Microsoft Store for $19.99 and will be available at Steam, Microsoft Store and the Paradox store on February 25, 2020.
Hearts of Iron IV Strategy and Wargaming | Donster | January 24, 2020 |


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package org.coursera.courier.generator.specs

import com.linkedin.data.schema.DataSchema
import com.linkedin.data.schema.PrimitiveDataSchema
import com.linkedin.pegasus.generator.spec.ClassTemplateSpec
import org.coursera.courier.generator.TypeConversions

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Kevin Ceccon is the first driver announced by Team Mulsanne for its campaign in the 2019 WTCR with two Romeo Ferraris-built Alfa Romeo Giulietta cars.
The 25-year-old Italian will continue his cooperation with the team after a successful debut in 2018 when he joined in the middle of the season and scored points on his maiden appearance. He made then consistent progress and eventually had a brilliant weekend at Suzuka, where he claimed pole position in Qualifying and a victory and a second place in the races.
"I was waiting for this announcement with enthusiasm. I was hoping to get a full-year commitment for 2019, after last year's good results, but you never know... I have to say that Michela and the whole Romeo Ferraris staff have been crystal clear with me, expressing their will to continue working together, and that was reassuring. When I look back at 2018 and what we have achieved, I feel that we can be among the front-runners this year. I am really anxious to start hitting the track again..."


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Fund Restructuring
Potential Pitfalls for Hedge Fund Managers in the Ever-Expanding Use of English Schemes of Arrangement
The English scheme of arrangement has surged in popularity in recent years as distressed hedge fund managers tackle Europe. The appeal of this procedure is easy to identify. First, the scheme is predictable: its legal requirements and parameters are clearly set forth in a robust body of law, and it is administered by sophisticated and commercially-minded courts in the United Kingdom. Second, the scheme permits the company to continue operating (and its management to remain in control) throughout the restructuring – a feature that is prevalent in the United States but which is lacking in many other jurisdictions. From the perspective of fund managers with American roots, the English scheme has the added benefit of familiarity as it resembles in many ways a "pre-packaged" chapter 11 procedure. Due to a series of recent rulings in which English courts broadly interpret the scope of their own jurisdiction, the English scheme also has become ever-more accessible. The courts, for example, have permitted companies with no UK presence to bind creditors under a scheme where the sole jurisdictional nexus to the UK was that the governing law clause of the debtor's financing documents provided for the choice of English law. Within the past few months, one English court went a step further and held that even when the foreign debtor's financing documents originally were governed by foreign law, English jurisdiction could nevertheless be established through the amendment of the governing law clause to provide for English law. As the English scheme becomes the preferred method of restructuring European companies, it is important to consider whether a scheme that has been "sanctioned" (or confirmed) by an English court will be given effect in other jurisdictions where the debtor has assets or where the debtor's creditors might reside. Indeed, before an English court will sanction a scheme, it must be satisfied that the terms of the sanctioned scheme will be respected in all of the relevant jurisdictions. In a guest article, Solomon J. Noh and Edmund M. Emrich, partner and counsel, respectively, in the Financial Restructuring & Insolvency Group of Shearman & Sterling LLP, identify a potential blind-spot where a foreign company with assets or creditors in the U.S. seeks to restructure its debts through an English scheme of arrangement solely on the basis of the governing law being English law, and discuss potential ways to resolve issues that might arise. Read full article …
Hedge Fund Industry Experts Discuss Presence Examinations Priorities, SEC Investigations and How an Admission in an SEC Settlement May Affect Insurance Coverage
Since enactment of the Dodd-Frank Act, the SEC has been shining a bright light on newly registered investment advisers, particularly through its presence exam initiative. See "A Roadmap and Recommendations for Hedge Fund Managers Facing Presence Examinations," Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 30 (Aug. 1, 2013). Private fund managers need to be prepared to respond appropriately and effectively when the SEC comes calling, whether through a routine examination or a formal investigation. In that regard, a recent program highlighted the areas on which the SEC has focused in its presence exam initiative, the mechanics of an SEC investigation and how admissions of liability may affect the availability of insurance coverage. The speakers included Mary O'Connor, Global Head of the Financial Institutions Group at Willis Group Holdings; Richard Magrann-Wells, Senior Vice President at Willis; Christopher Lombardy, partner at Kinetic Partners US LLP; Robert J. Herm, Vice President at Axis Insurance; Gary Stein, partner at Schulte Roth & Zabel LLP; and Theodore A. Keyes, special counsel at Schulte. This article provides a long-form recitation of the material points made during the program. Read full article …
Chief Compliance Officers
Dechert Partners and Venor Capital General Counsel Describe the Scope of Supervisory Liability for Hedge Fund Manager Personnel
The Regulatory Compliance Association recently presented a PracticeEdge session that addressed when and how a private fund adviser's chief compliance officer and/or general counsel could be held personally liable for the misconduct of one of the adviser's employees. The session featured Dechert LLP partners Catherine Botticelli, Michael J. Gilbert and Adam J. Wasserman; and John Roth, the General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer of Venor Capital Management. The speakers covered the regulatory and statutory background of supervisory liability; three characteristics of effective hedge fund manager CCOs; recent enforcement actions; six tips for minimizing the risks and consequences of personal liability for manager personnel; portfolio manager liability; and codes of ethics. This article summarizes the session. Read full article …
SEC Sanctions Fund Adviser for Violation of "Pay to Play" Rule and for Failing to Register
Rule 206(4)-5 (Rule) under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940, commonly known as the "pay to play" rule, prohibits an investment adviser from providing paid investment advisory services to a government entity for two years after the adviser or certain of its employees or executives make a contribution to an official of the government entity. See "Key Elements of a Pay-to-Play Compliance Program for Hedge Fund Managers," Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 3, No. 37 (Sep. 24, 2010). In a recent administrative order, the SEC sanctioned a private fund adviser for violating the Rule. For an example of SEC leniency for an inadvertent violation of the Rule, see "SEC Excuses a Hedge Fund Manager's Inadvertent Violation of the Pay to Play Rule," Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 7, No. 3 (Jan. 23, 2014). Read full article …
Former SEC Counsel Joins Drinker Biddle & Reath
Drinker Biddle & Reath recently announced that Marc Leaf, former Counsel to SEC Commissioner Luis A. Aguilar, has joined the firm as a partner in the New York office and as a member of the firm's Corporate Practice Group. See "SEC Commissioner Aguilar Discusses Insider Trading by Hedge Fund Managers, Valuation and Other Examination and Enforcement Pressure Points," Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 6, No. 18 (May 2, 2013). Read full article …

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Infections: Abscesses, endocarditis, tuberculosis (TB), complicated urinary tract infection (UTI).
Geographic location: Leishmaniasis (Spain), melioidosis (Southeast Asia, Australia), Kikuchi-Fujimoto disease (form of necrotizing lymphadenitis, Japan). Connective tissue diseases: Juvenile rheumatoid arthritis (JRA, Still's disease), rheumatoid arthritis (RA), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), temporal arteritis, polymyalgia rheumatica (PMR). Neoplasms: malignant neoplasm, lymphoma, leukemia. Other: Familial Mediterranean fever in Ashkenazi Jews.
Respiratory infections predominate if <12 years.
Kawasaki disease if <5 years.
JRA, (Still's disease) in the older child/young adult.
Infections: Malaria, hepatitis, pneumonia/bronchitis, UTI/pyelonephri-tis, dysentery, dengue fever, enteric fever, TB, rickettsial infection, acute human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection, amebic liver abscess.


Speaking of Kansai region's representative port town, it is "Kobe". In the night view of Kobe Harborland in Kobe Port, the light of "Mosaic Ferris wheel" and "Kobe Port Tower" is gorgeously directing the night view of Kobe Port. "Concerto" from such Kobe port is a cruise ship which can cruises round trip to Akashi-Kaikyo Ohashi Bridge. The cruise plan of Concerto includes a lunch cruise plan that you can enjoy lunch, a tea cruise plan that can enjoy cafe time, and a night cruise plan that you can enjoy dinner and night view at night. The recommended one is night cruise. Night cruise is the best way to enjoy the beautiful scenery, such as viewing the night view of Kobe port from the sea side or seeing rainbow color of Akashi-Kaikyo Ohashi Bridge. Also, on board, you can enjoy luxurious time from chef's attentive meal to lovely live performances.
Concerto's shipboard has different rooms with different concepts. You can go out and enjoy the scenery outside the boat, you can listen to live music on board, eat and relax at the lounge. There, you can spend a wonderful time according to your purpose.
The real charm of the cruise of Concerto is the view of Kobe viewed from the ship. In the daytime, you can see the cityscape of Kobe from the sea side which you can not see usually, and you can also see the beautiful rainbow colored light-up of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge from the night view of the port town Kobe during the night time.
When you are traveling to Kobe, please come and enjoy the cruising from Kobe Port by all means.
How about cruising if you are planning to visit the port town or Kobe? "Concerto" departing and arriving in front of the Kobe Harborland is a popular restaurant ship that can enjoy elegant cruising while enjoying Kobe gourmet on board. Alongside "Luminous Kobe 2" in front of the Meriken Park, it is a representative ship in Kobe. There are various ways to enjoy, such as a full course meal, immersing in a celebrity feeling, sightseeing harbor Kobe while drinking beer and juice.
Concerto will sail four voyage a day. The first service is "Lunch Cruise", second one is "Tea Cruise", three and four services are "Dinner Cruise". The cruise time is 1 hour and 45 minutes (the Tea Cruise only one and a half hours), departing from the front of Harborland, turning in front of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge and returning to the port.
There are several different specialty restaurants inside the ship and you can enjoy cruising while enjoying unique foods in Kobe. In addition, the Concerto is called "Music & Gourmet Ship", and you can enjoy live jazz music during the voyage.
Highlights during cruising are dynamic scenes when turning in front of the Akashi Kaikyo Bridge. The open deck on the top floor of the Concerto is a place full of openness, so, during cruising, it is recommended to go out on the deck at least once. If you are blown by the sea breeze on the deck surrounded by the sea, you will be refreshed.
And live performance of jazz is done with saxophone, piano, flute and so on. The Jazz band will go around each restaurant in turn, so it's a good idea to check in advance when they will come.


President Barack Obama told Rolling Stone, in an interview that took place the day after the election, what advice he would give President-elect Donald Trump in their meeting following his win.
Obama said the biggest piece of advice was "No. 1, however you campaigned, once you're in this office, you are part of a legacy dating back to those first Revolutionaries. And this amazing experiment in democracy has to be tended."
"So aside from any particular issue, the president needs to recognize that this is not about you," he continued. "This is not about your power, your position or the perks, the Marine band. This is about this precious thing that we've inherited and that we want to pass on."
He said "that means" a president must surround themselves with "really good people" and spend time "learning and understanding what the issues are."
"They're not games that we're playing," he said. "And that to the best of your ability, you're making the decisions that you think are right for the American people — even when they're not popular, even when they're not expedient. And the satisfaction you get from that is that when you leave this place, you can feel like you've been true to this immense privilege and responsibility that's been given to you."
Asked if the weight of history will provide a constraint on Trump, Obama said he believes sitting behind the Oval Office desk is "sobering" and that it will have an effect on Trump "as it has on every president."
"But I think the most important constraint on any president is the American people themselves, of an informed citizenry that is active and participating and engaged," he said. "And that is going to be something that I will, in my own modest ways, continue to try to encourage for the rest of my life."
Following his Rolling Stone interview, Obama met with Trump at the White House the next day. Trump praised Obama after that meeting and in subsequent interviews, and the two have communicated multiple times via phone since.


demographic ideals I had never taken into account.
the people of a given area.
have a chance against the almighty dollar.
same as 3.7 dwellings in your yard!
that this will be a nightmare! It will be like driving in Glen Burnie!
gridlocked with houses. This is her idea of an solution to that problem?
is going to keep happening. The dollar is very powerful!


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1908 Buffalo Launch Club Regatta
Niagara River, Buffalo NY, August 15, 1908
How the Courier Scored--Another Sterling Triumph
At Buffalo August 15th
How the Courier Scored -- Another Sterling Triumph
At the Buffalo Launch Club's regatta, held on the Niagara River, August 1, Courier, owned by W. J. Conners, of Buffalo, and equipped with an eight-cylinder 100-hp Sterling engine, won the speed race over the Bedell House course and made better than 27.3 miles per hour.
Where the interest in the race centered in Courier and H. S. (owned by Mr. Spillman), there were five other boats in the race, and the 5-mile course was covered twice. From the start Courier steadily overhauled the boats which had started ahead of her. H. S. held her place well during the first half, and it was not until the last quarter that Courier shook her off and shot over the line, winning by eight seconds.
Expert handicappers declare that the winning of this race places Courier in the championship class of motor boats of the country. Her speed demonstrated that she was the fastest boat on the river, and experts say she would race well with any boat in the country with the handicap which her measurements and power entitles her to.
Courier was designed and built by the Sterling Engine Company, and her dimensions are as follows: Length over all, 35 feet; length waterline, 34 feet 9 inches; beam, extreme, 4 feet 5¼ inches; beam, waterline, 4 feet 2 inches; draft 9½ inches.
Her engine is an eight-cylinder, 100-hp. Sterling of the regular model B type, which is built especially for speed: bore, 5½ inches; stroke, 6 inches. All working parts are exceptionally larege, which gives the engine remarkable endurance and power.
The Sterling Engine Co. of Buffalo, N.Y., will be glad to furnish interested parties full particulars regarding their engines, and a copy of their new 48-page catalogue will be mailed on request.
(Transcribed from Yachting, October 1908, pp.223-224 )


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India Whiteside Tougne has lived and practiced real estate in Lincoln Park and the Andersonville area since 1998. India has helped buyers and sellers all over Chicago, from the South Loop to Rogers Park, and the lakefront to Humboldt Park, specializing in Lakewood/Balmoral where she resides and Lincoln Park where her children attend school. Aside from owning investment property, India is a homeowner and renovator, and can easily relate to all the joys and woes that entails!
India is an active member of both the LSC and the PTA at Lincoln Elementary. As the Wellness Chair for the P.T.A., she has implemented a food-allergy safety program, and Kids In Motion, an indoor exercise program during the winter season. In this capacity India also organizes an evening lecture series for parents. In her second term on the Local School Council, she heads up the Organizations Committee. India also participates in fundraising (organizing a CSA) for EFAC, l'Ecole Franco-Americain de Chicago, and is fluent in French.
She lives with her husband and two children in their beloved Lakewood/Balmoral, where India has long served as a block representative on the Resident's Council and helped organize the ever-popular Harvest Moon Festival.
Originally from Wilmette, Illinois, India received her BA degree out east at the College of William and Mary, where she studied economics, marketing, and finance. She takes continuing education courses for real estate on a regular basis, including completing the month-long course of study entailed in being a Certified Residential Specialist (CRS). Always looking for better tools to better serve her clientele, India has joined forces with other top agents on Chicago's north side to create the northedgegroup. They are dynamic team of highly successful agents with combined sales of over $150,000,000, working together to realize greater success for their clients and, thereby, themselves.
A lifelong resident of Chicago, Jeff Graves applies his deep knowledge of the city to specialize in residential properties: single family homes, condominiums, townhouses; both new construction and vintage/rehabs in Chicago's North side neighborhoods. A stickler for details, Jeff works closely with each of his clients to carefully understand their needs and develop an effective strategy to accomplish their goals. Both buyers and sellers appreciate Jeff's knowledgeable and compassionate focus. Jeff is proud to have accepted the Chicago Association of Realtors award as a Top Producing Realtor in the Lincoln Square and Bowmanville neighborhoods with over 75 million dollars in career sales.
Jeff brings broad corporate experience and an unmatched client service style to his Real Estate career. His analytical skills were honed when he was a Director at a major marketing research firm. Jeff's creative abilities were indulged by heading the stage/set design and construction for a professional non-equity theater. Jeff, along with his partner, acted as the designers and general contractors for the gut rehab of their own vintage home. Jeff thoroughly understands how this complicated process can be done well and has quite the eye for 'diamonds in the rough' for all of his Do-It-Yourself clients. As the former president of two condominium associations, Jeff intimately understands the challenges and rewards of condo management. Jeff's leadership, analytical, and creative abilities are the perfect foundation for his highly successful client service approach to the practice of real estate.
Building strong communities has always been Jeff's passion. He has been on the board of the Bowmanville Community Organization since 2004. He is also on the board of the Griffin Theatre and contributed to the theater's acquisition of an abandoned city building in the Bowmanville neighborhood which will be converted into a community art center and the permanent home for The Griffin. Strong neighborhoods are built with determination and vision; two qualities Jeff brings to every client transaction.
Knowing that buying and selling a home is serious business; Jeff's goal is to make the process pleasurable and exciting for his clients by providing outstanding service they can trust, professional expertise, and quality insight resulting in a successful transaction and satisfied clients. Know someone who is thinking of buying or selling a home? You can refer Jeff Graves with confidence!


It's nothing new: Women are a rare species in technology companies; only 30% of the tech workforce is female. Now multiply this number by 0.1 and you know how many managers are female. Right… not too many.
Happy was I when realizing that my new manager would be a woman. Cheers to emancipation! Finally somebody that shows men how work gets done. My hooray did not last long: she is based in Palo Alto, while the team and I are in Houston. My local manager: male, of course. My team mates: all men.
There I was, facing a new job in a different country, the youngest on the team and the only woman - what a combination. First obstacle to conquer: team lunch during the first week of my arrival.
1. Be polite and observant.
Pay attention to the group dynamic. How do your colleagues interact with each other? Is there a leader? What is the general tone? Do they joke around? You will find out everything you need to know pretty fast. Why? Because we are talking about men, not a bunch of quirky girls that see you as a competitor. Your colleagues will not play-act something they are not.
Meg Whitman did not become CEO of Hewlett-Packard Enterprise because she was standing in a corner waiting for somebody to acknowledge her. You have to show them your potential.
You have a great idea? Present it.
You found a mistake? Point it out.
You have additional information concerning that topic? Speak up.
3. Become a part of their in-group.
What I do? It depends. I counter their remarks, I roll my eyes, or I joke with them.
And sometimes, I just eat chicken wings while watching blondes during lunch break, having a great time.


I just got into ATEEZ with 'Say My Name'. It is a good song and the video is good as well. Their wardrobe style is awesome. I like the deep voice of one of the members, I need to learn their names and find out who that is. Might become the bias of the group.
ATEEZ just came out with the MV for 'Hala, Hala'. Just finished watching it and it looks like a performance video. It is still a good video and song. The fashion that whole dark futuristic cowboy look I really like! To me that makes them pop out more.
But overall I am really enjoying ATEEZ. I am looking forward to what they will bring in the future. I need to check out their other work and albums.


The interred of Woodlawn Cemetery will provide Ghost Tours for all those present in the flesh. The Ghost host will greet you with a brief history of the cemetery and introduce you to friends who are haunting the cemetery. All apparitions will be portrayed by actors from Freeport Players, in period costume, who will materialize and share stories from their mortal state. Note: This event is historical, not scary, and is appropriate for school-aged children.
Tickets $12, $10 for Freeport Historical Society members, $5 for children 12 and under.
Tours at the cemetery will leave the gate at 6:30, 7:00 and 7:30pm. Advanced registration for cemetery tours is recommended since each tour will be limited to 15-20 people so everyone can get in close to hear the ghosts speak. In the event of inclement weather on 10/25, 10/26 or 10/27, one evening show will take place at 7pm at First Parish Church, 40 Main Street. Online registrations for all three cemetery tours that evening will be honored and tickets will be available at the door.
An indoor matinee performance will take place on Sunday, October 28, at 3:30pm at the First Parish Church on Main Street. Tickets to the indoor performance are available online and at the door.
NOTE: Several of this year's ghosts are key figures in Freeport Historical Society's current exhibit, Blacksmiths & Storekeepers 1770-1920.


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Q: How to validate user login and logout using JWT token with Oauth2 in FastAPI using python After logout call, I want to clear/expire the token which is stored in the jwt.

A: you can follow the official user guide regarding auth
here is the example from the doc, it's a complete script that let you understand how auth work and how to handle jwt/tokens, etc
This should run as is:
from datetime import datetime, timedelta
from typing import Optional

from fastapi import Depends, FastAPI, HTTPException, status
from fastapi.security import OAuth2PasswordBearer, OAuth2PasswordRequestForm
from jose import JWTError, jwt
from passlib.context import CryptContext
from pydantic import BaseModel

# to get a string like this run:
# openssl rand -hex 32
SECRET_KEY = "09d25e094faa6ca2556c818166b7a9563b93f7099f6f0f4caa6cf63b88e8d3e7"
ALGORITHM = "HS256"
ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES = 30

fake_users_db = {
    "johndoe": {
        "username": "johndoe",
        "full_name": "John Doe",
        "email": "johndoe@example.com",
        "hashed_password": "$2b$12$EixZaYVK1fsbw1ZfbX3OXePaWxn96p36WQoeG6Lruj3vjPGga31lW",
        "disabled": False,
    }
}

class Token(BaseModel):
    access_token: str
    token_type: str

class TokenData(BaseModel):
    username: Optional[str] = None

class User(BaseModel):
    username: str
    email: Optional[str] = None
    full_name: Optional[str] = None
    disabled: Optional[bool] = None

class UserInDB(User):
    hashed_password: str

pwd_context = CryptContext(schemes=["bcrypt"], deprecated="auto")

oauth2_scheme = OAuth2PasswordBearer(tokenUrl="token")

app = FastAPI()

def verify_password(plain_password, hashed_password):
    return pwd_context.verify(plain_password, hashed_password)

def get_password_hash(password):
    return pwd_context.hash(password)

def get_user(db, username: str):
    if username in db:
        user_dict = db[username]
        return UserInDB(**user_dict)

def authenticate_user(fake_db, username: str, password: str):
    user = get_user(fake_db, username)
    if not user:
        return False
    if not verify_password(password, user.hashed_password):
        return False
    return user

def create_access_token(data: dict, expires_delta: Optional[timedelta] = None):
    to_encode = data.copy()
    if expires_delta:
        expire = datetime.utcnow() + expires_delta
    else:
        expire = datetime.utcnow() + timedelta(minutes=15)
    to_encode.update({"exp": expire})
    encoded_jwt = jwt.encode(to_encode, SECRET_KEY, algorithm=ALGORITHM)
    return encoded_jwt

async def get_current_user(token: str = Depends(oauth2_scheme)):
    credentials_exception = HTTPException(
        status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
        detail="Could not validate credentials",
        headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
    )
    try:
        payload = jwt.decode(token, SECRET_KEY, algorithms=[ALGORITHM])
        username: str = payload.get("sub")
        if username is None:
            raise credentials_exception
        token_data = TokenData(username=username)
    except JWTError:
        raise credentials_exception
    user = get_user(fake_users_db, username=token_data.username)
    if user is None:
        raise credentials_exception
    return user

async def get_current_active_user(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_user)):
    if current_user.disabled:
        raise HTTPException(status_code=400, detail="Inactive user")
    return current_user

@app.post("/token", response_model=Token)
async def login_for_access_token(form_data: OAuth2PasswordRequestForm = Depends()):
    user = authenticate_user(fake_users_db, form_data.username, form_data.password)
    if not user:
        raise HTTPException(
            status_code=status.HTTP_401_UNAUTHORIZED,
            detail="Incorrect username or password",
            headers={"WWW-Authenticate": "Bearer"},
        )
    access_token_expires = timedelta(minutes=ACCESS_TOKEN_EXPIRE_MINUTES)
    access_token = create_access_token(
        data={"sub": user.username}, expires_delta=access_token_expires
    )
    return {"access_token": access_token, "token_type": "bearer"}

@app.get("/users/me/", response_model=User)
async def read_users_me(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_active_user)):
    return current_user

@app.get("/users/me/items/")
async def read_own_items(current_user: User = Depends(get_current_active_user)):
    return [{"item_id": "Foo", "owner": current_user.username}]

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Confront the Rola Platypus Cargo Bag and get a grip on camping necessity. In the process GoSee guarantees a great deal of self-insight. Combine the Cargo Bag with Rola Vortex Luggage tray and Heavy Duty Roof Racks and reality really sinks its teeth in.
How little is needed to live well not how much.
Control of weight loaded is the key which gives the best results with the Rola systems which combine to make the Platypus Cargo Bag package. The maximum load which can be carried is governed by the carrying capacity of the roof rack bars. This in turn is governed by what the vehicle manufacturer says is the allowable load on the roof. Please check the vehicle Owners Manual.
The Retro GoSee Toyota HJ60 manual diesel Sahara GX is the test bed for the Rola gear evalaution series so your correspondent asked Toyota. Toyota says they have no specifications before 2007 for the maximum roof load on 100kg rated Toyota approved roof rack bars. But Toyota is happy with a maximum of 80kg (176.3lbs) for the Land Cruiser 80 and 100 Series 4WD's.
Rola Platypus Cargo Bag. Sunroof access to four front straps.
The 4WD Toyota 70 Series, which is the modern version of the 1985 built GoSee Retro HJ60, is rated to carry 100kg, (220.4lbs) Toyota says. With that yardstick information GoSee spoke to Rola about the carrying capacity of the Platypus Cargo Bag (Product 59100), Vortex Tray (LTVX) and Heavy Duty Gutter Mounted Roof Rack CGM21-2.
The Rola answer is specific. The Rola Roof Rack bars are rated under warranty at 100kg, so substract the weight of the Vortex Tray (about 17kg) and about 5kg for the weight of the empty Platypus Cargo Bag and that gives the weight which can be carried in the bag/tray combination.
Please note - that is on bitumen roads. To go offroad the rule-of-thumb is to derate the carrying capacity of the roof racks by 1.5 so 100kg becomes 67kg maximum.
GoSee spoke to Rola and agreed 78kg (171.9lbs) is the maximum carrying capacity of the Rola bundle on bitumen for the Toyota HJ60 Sahara 4WD.
For offroad work the maximum carrying capacity is about 30kg. (66lbs). Now reality chomps home. The question is will the long established GoSee camping kits weigh-in safe under Toyota and Rola's maximum warranty numbers?
The answer is yes for bitumen roads. No offroad.
GoSee keeps three distinct travel kits loaded in 48 litre sealed bins and travel bags. One regularly used GoSee kit is not related to this feature as it is the GoSee Hayman Reese towing gear, but the other two are the result of years of use with convenience and weight saving bedded in by experience.
For 4WD Offroad use GoSee cut 10kg from the established solo 4WD camping kit. For bitumen road runs GoSee weigh in at 67kg.- 11kg under the safety warranty limit. But as it turns out it is not just about weight with the Platypus Cargo Bag.
Rola Platypus Cargo Bag ready to load 67kg. (147.70lbs).
The Platypus Cargo Bag expands from 283 to 425 litres. All it takes is the release of a zip. Three 48 litre sealed bins fit fine, plus a 4-person heavy duty tent with floor, all its poles and pegs and the big (10kg) roll of shade-cloth GoSee uses to protect campsite grass and keep dirt out of GoSee camp life in tents, caravans and motor homes.
The 425 litre expanded capacity of the Platypus Cargo Bag does not reflect how much can or should be loaded into the available space for two reasons.
First the Toyota and Rola roof rack warranty limitations and second commonsense supported by the physical limitations of the shape of the gear loaded. Then there is the fact that the Cargo Bag is water resistant, not waterproof. Rola makes that clear in the instructions.
So GoSee has a head start as much of our camping equipment is permanently stored in sealed 48 litre storage bins. They cost about $15 in hardware outlets and supermarkets.
The GoSee storage bins are labelled and a regularly updated notebook keeps track of what is in them. Obviously the weight of each bin is checked and recorded. The result is easy, quick loading and no water or dust in the food and camping equipment which is in them. Between trips they stack neatly one atop the other in the workshed.
With the Toyota and Rola warranty numbers in mind GoSee weighed the three storage bins before loading them into the waiting Platypus Cargo Bag in the Rola Vortex Luggage Basket fixed to the Rola Heavy Duty Roof Racks on top of the Toyota HJ60.
GoSee weights for easy bitumen road work are: Bin 1 which is cooking and kitchen weighs 10kg, Bin 2 weighs 18.5kg. Bin 3 weighs 16kg. Total = 44.5 kg. Also loaded into the Platypus Cargo Bag are: Tent 9kg, shadecloth 10kg, 2.25 tonne hydraulic jack 3.5kg. So total weight is 67kg (147.70lbs).
Bin 2 holds a small gas stove and a dozen gas cans to run it, Coleman double 4WD airbed, pumps and connections, folding chair and tent poles.
Bin 3 holds a big 2-burner gas camp stove, ropes, tent pegs and hammer, tie downs and a boiler suit. All three bins have small wheels to help loading and unloading. All three and the tent can be reached by standing on the tailgate of the HJ60.
Rola Platypus Cargo Bag. Bitumen road load of 67kg. 8 straps hold it in Vortex Luggage tray.
The placement of the load to make access easy for the items which will be needed while touring is essential.
This will vary. If the planned trip includes many stops overnight on route to the destination load the vehicle with the items needed least on the roof rack. Anything wanted immediately should be carried in the vehicle.
Do not load anything into the Platypus Cargo Bag which is not in a watertight container or waterproof sealed bag. The eight straps which hold the Cargo Bag in the Vortex Tray pull tight initally from the tailgate and then via the Toyota Sahara's sunroof.
The snap clips on the tiedown straps may need to have their moulded lock prongs expanded to provide security. This can be done easily with finger pressure. It pays to check they remain tight. As the load beds in adjustments will be needed. All tiedown ends should be fed through the Velcro stops to prevent them flapping and wearing.
For 4WD offroad runs. GoSee cut the camp kit carried in the Cargo Bag. Weights are: Shadecloth 10kg, 2.25 tonne jack 3.5kg, tarp 2kg, Bin 3 big 2-burner gas camp stove, ropes, tent, its pegs and hammer, tie downs and a boiler suit 16kg. Total 31.5kg. (69.4lbs).
With the total bitumen road weight of 67kg (147.70lbs) loaded on the Rola roof rack package the handling of the HJ60 Sahara changes. Firstly it improves as the weight settles the truck-like spring suspension and the big 4WD rides smoother.
This is typical as the Sahara does not really settle down until 250kg (551lbs) is loaded in the back. It can handle over 500kg (1102lbs). The Rola luggage package is carefully placed to put the load over the rear axle.
It is not too far back to prevent access via the Sahara's sunroof and it is also placed to allow easy access by standing on the 4WD's tailgate. This balanced handling situation for cargo and truck was carefully measured out before the Rola system went upstairs to assist with loading and the safer handling of the Sahara.
The Retro HJ60 Sahara is a long way from standard. The softer suspension is by ARB which makes a varst difference to driving the high wheelbase 1985 4WD both on and offroad.
The manual diesel is turboed with a modified manifold and exhaust system aimed at towing. It is no sportscar but its low revs 423Nm pulling power would make a fair fist of climbing a gumtree.
With 67kg on the roof punting the already high wheelbased truck into a tight left or right turn or across a slope of more than 30degs can push balance.
No real problem if the driver knows how to handle it but heavyweight 4WD's as opposed to more recent 'suburban' SUV's and some similar AWD's demand informed handling.
Rola Platypus Cargo Bag Part 59100, 1040mm x 880mm x 500mm $199.
Rola Vortex Luggage Tray Part LTVX Interior size 1210mm x 950mm x 100mm $299.
Platypus Cargo Bag and Vortex Bundle $399.
Heavy Duty gutter mounted roof rack cross bars. Product number CGM21-2 $317.
Editors note: Too much weight on a roof rack is not wise. It can have a dangerous affect on handling and stability particularly on tall 4WD vehicles. On no account load more than warranty ratings allow. Vehicle fuel consumption may rise.
Bin 2 - Cooking and kitchen needs, herbs and spices, rice, pasta, oats, coffee and tea, matches in sealed glass jar, can and bottle opener, cork screw, cooking utensils, frypan and pots, tea towels, sponges, steamer, shopping bags, scissors, camp chair and tent poles.
Bin 3 - Tent pegs x 12, multi purpose hammer, digger axe, Peg-It Tent Peg Wizard, spare towing mirrors x 2, a box of roofing nails to pin down shadecloth groundsheet., rubber tiedown straps x 6, a set of de-flappers for awnings, big two-burner gas stove with wind shields, boiler suit and ropes.
4-man mountaineers heavy duty tent 9kg, Shade cloth groundsheet 10kg and waterproof sun reflecting tarp 2kg.
Water in Rola Platypus Cargo Bag after a week exposed to wild weather.
Rola Platypus Cargo Bag buckle lockclip prongs needed to be expanded.
Rola Platypus Cargo Bag with 31.5kgs of GoSee gear for 4WD offroad camping.
Rola Platypus Cargo Bag cinching straps streamline Cargo Bag.


F.S.R. Estates Ltd. developer of Four Seasons Resort Estates – Nevis, and Terry Scanlan are donating a one-week (eight-night) stay at our Pinney's Beach Villa 2001 to benefit the Miami Cardiac & Vascular Institute of Baptist Health South Florida.
Enjoy and eight-night stay at Villa 2001 within Four Seasons Resort Nevis, including twice daily housekeeping service. Guests will enjoy and upgraded arrival and departure experience through the Yu Lounge at Robert Bradshaw International Airport (SKB). Also included is a beach cabana for one-day with the Serene Limin' experience.
The approximate value of this stay is $50,000.
For more information about Four Seasons Nevis or to learn more about real estate on Nevis please contact Eric Johnson, Director of Sales and Marketing, Four Seasons Resort Estates – Nevis.
Set between the green lawns and water features of the golf course and the south border of the Resort, the Villas at Pinney's Beach are just steps from the Caribbean Sea. Villa 2001 is the closest Four Seasons villa to the beach.
Villa 2001 is designed with families in mind. Separate living and sleeping quarters ensure everyone will be able to unwind, rest and enjoy the island of Nevis and Four Seasons Resort. Three bedrooms are in the main-house, two master suites and one bedroom with two queen-sized beds. The detached guest cottage is the 3rd master suite and fourth bedroom.
The home will comfortably sleep 8 adults.
Villa 2001 has a full-sized swimming pool and generous outdoor lounge area facing Nevis Peak. The patio has covered outdoor dining for eight.
Guests will enjoy all amenities of Four Seasons Resort, the Spa, Golf Course, Water Sports, Tennis or any of the three on resort restaurants.
You will be met on the tarmac in St. Kitts and whisked immediately by limousine to the Yu Lounge, a private arrival and departure terminal. Here you will have expedited passport and customs clearance after which you will be transferred to the Four Seasons ferry. 25 minutes later you will arrive at Four Seasons Resort. Arrivals by private jet may land on St. Kitts or Nevis. Please contact Eric Johnson for FBO information and detail.
The villa lots overlook the Four Seasons Nevis golf course and Nevis Peak, giving them unparalleled views of fairway and mountain.
Nevis is a lush, green place and the villas are ideally placed to enjoy the island's spectacular landscape, with its beautiful mountain and ocean scenery.
From the villas it's just a short walk to Pinney's Beach, widely recognised as the best on Nevis. Pinney's Beach is on the island's west coast, it's a long, sandy affair dotted with gently swaying palm trees. The villas are part of Four Seasons Nevis, giving you exclusive access to the resort's numerous top-of-the-line amenities.


Belfast's newest design-led hotel is offering a variety of winter breaks from just £47.50 per person before the exclusive Facebook discount, which include an overnight stay in a chic and stylish Fitzwilliam executive guestroom with a full Fitzwilliam breakfast served in the contemporary surroundings of 'Menu' by Kevin Thornton, which is overseen by the Michelin-starred chef. Rates including a delicious three-course dinner start from £77.50 per person.
The stylish, modern and luxurious hotel is the first of its kind in Northern Ireland and is ideally situated adjacent to the Grand Opera House on Great Victoria Street and close to Belfast's style mile The Lisburn Road and Victoria Square shopping centre.
Existing fans of the Fitzwilliam Hotel Belfast on Facebook can also benefit from the 15% discount on selected Christmas shopping breaks.


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Q: air-datepicker. Почему в разметку добавляется два календаря? Есть компонент air-datepicker в который я добавляю кнопку "применить"
mixin date-picker()
  .date-picker(id='date-picker' type='text')

import './date-picker.scss';
import 'air-datepicker/dist/js/datepicker.min.js';

$('.date-picker').datepicker({
  range: true,
  multipleDatesSeparator: ' - ',
  clearButton: true,
  navTitles: {
    days: 'MM yyyy',
  },

  onSelect: function (fd, d, picker) {
    $('#startDate').val(fd.split(' - ')[0]);
    $('#endDate').val(fd.split(' - ')[1]);
  },
});

$(function () {
  addApplyButton();

  let $applyButton = $('[data-action="apply"]');
  $applyButton.on('click', hideDatePicker);
});

function addApplyButton() {
  let $isPickerButtons = $('.date-picker').find('.datepicker--buttons');
  if ($isPickerButtons) {
    $isPickerButtons.append(
      'Применить'
    );
  }
}

function hideDatePicker() {
  let $isDatePicker = $('.dropdown-date__date-picker');
  $isDatePicker.css('display', 'none');
}

Также есть несколько страниц на которых этот календарь привязан к инпутам (миксин ниже) и на всех этих страницах, кроме одной он выводится по клику в единственном экземпляре. А на этой почему-то при клике на кнопку он выводится дважды один под другим (и в каждом выводится ещё и по две кнопки применить, хотя во всех других случаях по одной, как и должно быть), причем на этой же странице есть другой инпут (другой компонет, но использует этот же календарь) и там ничего не дублируется
сам элемент календаря...

...

...который создаётся плагином, почему-то в разметке присутствует дважды только под этим инпутом, хотя создаётся этот элемент миксином...
mixin dropdown-date(params)
  .dropdown-date

    .dropdown-date__block
      .dropdown-date__caption
        h3= params.startDateCaption
      .dropdown-date__input-block
        input.dropdown-date__input(id=params.startInpId type='text' placeholder="ДД.ММ.ГГГГ").input__style
        span.dropdown-date__expand-button.material-icons expand_more

    .dropdown-date__block
      .dropdown-date__caption
        h3= params.endDateCaption
      .dropdown-date__input-block
        input.dropdown-date__input(id=params.endInpId type='text' placeholder="ДД.ММ.ГГГГ").input__style
        span.dropdown-date__expand-button.material-icons expand_more

  //- .dropdown-date
  .dropdown-date__date-picker.dropdown-date__date-picker_hidden
    include ../../cards/date-picker/date-picker
    +date-picker()

...точно также как и остальные элементы, но у них календарь не дублируется

A: Лишний импорт одного и того же js файла


#1. Maintain best print quality even if you print the PDF file at very high DPI resolution, e.g., 600dpi, 800dpi, 1200dpi or more.
#2. Improve the printing speed when you print the PDF file at high DPI resolution.
With -vector parameter, you can get a balance performance between print quality and print speed.
If you use -raster2 parameter, you will get the good print quality, but the printing speed is slow when you print the PDF file with -raster2 parameter at high DPI resolution, so you can try to use -vector parameter to instead of -raster2 parameter to try again, -vector parameter may improve both quality and speed for you.
above command line will download the PDF file first, print it and delete the temporary PDF file.
Let's put the focus on the -vector parameter, this parameter will render PDF pages to vector EMF files first, and print all EMF files to Windows Printer again, this will enhance the print quality for some PDF files which contain lots of drawing, e.g., the PDF files which generated from AutoCAD application.
How to specify printer and print PDF via a command line?
How to choose a printer in printing PDF via a command line?
How to list printer trays in the command line for printing PDF?


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8 Tips For Giving The BEST Hand Job He's Ever Had
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Because being an orgasm virgin is way more common than you think. - by Macaela Mackenzie
In a culture that talks so much about sex — and, increasingly, female empowerment in the bedroom — it's easy to assume that not only is everyone doing it, but that everyone is getting off every time. But according to recent study in the Archives of Sexual Behaviour, only 65% of women are able to have orgasms during intercourse. That means 25% of women can't orgasm from sex. And beyond that, there are also many women who can't orgasm ever.
"If you've never had an orgasm, examining potential inhibitory issues can be incredibly helpful," says Kat Van Kirk, Ph.D., a certified sex and relationship expert and author of The Married Sex Solution: A Realistic Guide to Saving Your Sex Life. That might be anything from negative self-talk, to intimacy issues, to side effects of medications that impact your libido. (If you're dealing with any kind of sexual trauma, or consistent physical pain, talk to a doctor or therapist.)
To help you figure out how to finally have an orgasm, we called in the sex experts. Follow these tips if you haven't been able to orgasm just yet.
1. Start solo
"You can learn a lot about yourself during masturbation," says Ian Kerner, Ph.D. a certified sex and relationship therapist and author of She Comes First. If you've never had an orgasm, start by just exploring on your own. But don't make an orgasm the end goal just yet. Instead, "take the time to touch yourself and self-pleasure and notice what's coming up physically, emotionally and mentally," he says.
2. Explore and fantasise
Don't just go straight for the goods. Try exploring different parts of your body with your hands, sex toys, or even sensual products like feathers or blind folds, suggests Van Kirk. The same goes for when you get with a partner.
At the same time, also let your mind wander to different sexy fantasies, to see what gets you going. "Be open to fantasising, to reading erotica, to watching ethical porn," says Kerner. "Create the right conditions to create your physical and mental arousal."
RELATED: 15 Things You Didn't Know About Orgasms
3. Get close with your clitoris
"Almost 80 percent of women respond to clitoral stimulation," says Van Kirk. "It's not so much about finding the clitoris, but about finding what type of clitoral stimulation works best for you." According to Van Kirk, research shows most women are more orgasmic with indirect clitoral stimulation. "The clitoris actually runs down under either side of the labia in a wishbone shape," Van Kirk says. "Stimulating this area as well as right above or around the clitoral glans can be far more pleasurable for most women." If clitoral stimulation doesn't do it for you, it might be more about G-spot or vaginal stimulation, she adds.
4. Listen to your bod
While you're exploring, notice exactly which moves arouse you and which don't. For example, if using a vibrator isn't making you feel anything other than slightly awkward, ditch it and try some gentle clitoral stimulation instead. "It's through practice we know how to repeat good results," says Van Kirk. When you're ready to try orgasming with a partner, you'll want to know what works, she adds. "Your partner may be able to assist, but it's up to you to know what stimulation you respond to."
5. Rethink your anxieties
Anxiety usually has something to do with an inability to orgasm — even if it's a physical problem, stressing about reaching the finish line is only going to make it worse. "Understand the anxiety around sex and what beliefs are triggering it. Are you worried you aren't good in bed? That you'll come off as selfish? That pleasuring you will take too long? Reframe that anxiety. Your excitement needs to be louder than any anxiety," says Van Kirk. And if it's really challenging to reframe those thoughts on your own, it can be helpful to talk to a therapist and get to the root of the issue.
RELATED: 9 Positions That Practically Guarantee An Orgasm
6. Ask for what you want
When you do find something that feels incredible during a sexy solo session, communicate that to your partner. "Whether it's a conversation when you aren't having sexy time, short verbal confirmations (like 'harder' or 'faster'), or physical cues like groaning, arching your back, or physically showing them by moving their hands, you'll need to be able to communicate those desires," she says.
7. Stay true to your sexual values
Knowing what feels good, says Kerner, is about more than just the physical stuff. "You have to stay true to your sexual values." That covers everything from vocalising the way you like to be touched (think outer vs. inner stimulation) to advocating for the type of sex you want to have. For example, if you're someone who values sex with a partner you love and who loves you, it might be harder for you to try and have an orgasm with a casual fling.
8. Don't forget the lube
"Lube can be the difference between having an orgasm or not," says Van Kirk. "Never forget a good lube even if you think you have enough lubrication on your own."
9. Stop trying
"The more you focus on making something happen, the less likely it is to happen," says Kerner. So try relaxing and removing "have an orgasm" from your list of goals. "This is easy to say, but if you can learn to practice it, it'll allow you to just focus on the sensation and enjoy yourself," adds Van Kirk. "Stressing about not having an orgasm isn't going to help you have one."
This article originally appeared on Women's Health


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Talk:2639: Periodic Table Changes
The format of this comic appears most similar to https://xkcd.com/1902/. Is it worth noting that, in some representations of the periodic table (see https://ptable.com/#Electrons), Helium is indeed placed in the second column next to Hydrogen? Dextrous Fred (talk) 21:54, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
Nice. I'm doing the old "what elements have been obscured/overwritten" thing, after far too long since actually memorising the Periodic Table that was on my school's lab wall... But, hey! Where has Hahnium got to? 172.70.162.77 22:25, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
I wonder why he kept the Latinate abbreviations for Antimony and Mercury. Barmar (talk) 23:17, 29 June 2022 (UTC)
The changes by Asdf seem like they mostly belong in the Transcript, not Explanation.
I moved some of my lengthy descriptions from Explanation to Transcript, hopefully this helps. Sorry if I caused inconvenience. -Asdf (talk) 00:00, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
Laaaaame! Not revolutionary enough! Why not simply get rid of all these historical accidents and indicate any element by its nuclear charge? 172.71.102.117 07:05, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
Anyone else find it ironic that the new kinds of carbon are indexed with Roman numerals on the same comic where it says "this isn't Ancient Rome"? 162.158.38.27 07:18, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
to be fair, this isnt 6th or 7th century india either....
For the language nerds among us, "I" for iron wouldn't work at all well in Dutch. Although the element is typewritten "ijzer", the first two characters are treated as a single letter and are capitalised together (IJzer). It's pronounced EI and is listed in the Dutch alphabet alongside (or sometimes even instead of) Y.162.158.233.55 08:37, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
Clearly there isn't much consideration given to any other language than English. The "annoying W" is for Wolfram or something close in many languages, "Na" is Natrium, "K" is Kalium - frankly, Mr. Munroe just uses the wrong language. Then again, "Fe" really is annoying, of course it should be "Ei" for Eisen ... 627235 (talk) 11:32, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
This feels more like a parallel to corporate reorganisations that are based on idealised concepts of how an organisation 'should' work than on the practicalities of what people actually do, than it does to economic plans. Particularly with the reference to training elements to adapt to their new positions. 172.70.90.173 10:47, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
For the language bit he somehow missed Mercury (Hg: Hydrargyrum). Erin Anne (talk) 15:21, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
He also missed Cu. Since copper is more familiar than cobalt, except for certain classes of scientist, it gets Co and cobalt gets Cb. Which will never get confused with niobium, will it? 172.70.175.30 21:28, 30 June 2022 (UTC)
The title may also mean "Periodic" tables changes, i.e. the table changes every few months. That's what I understood at first glance. Lamty101 (talk) 15:01, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
Table galore[edit]
Can we please get back to a less table-ceneterd style? Tables are a neat tool to order various data. "Text" and "Explanation" are not in that category. That's what (section)headlines are for. Or do you write your articles/homework/thesis/whatever in Excel (or equivalent)? I know people who LOVE to use excel for text work, so that's not that unheared of, but there's a general rule: Use the right tool for the right job. Tables are not the right tool for "Text" and "Explanation". /edit: And such wide tables are generally bad to view/handle in mobile Elektrizikekswerk (talk) 08:22, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
I do not edit the Wiki frequently, though I noticed that the style of the comic matched that of https://xkcd.com/1902/ so I changed the style of the explanation to match that as well. I will note that in my personal opinion, I prefer a table for explanations which cover multiple individual parts of a comic, though someone who is much more experienced than me can feel free to revert the edit, I apologize if I missed a convention rule on the wiki page. A side note: While you may be correct that a table is the wrong way to contain data, the purpose of the wiki in my opinion is not to organize and collect information, it is to present it to readers. I believe that the table accurately breaks down the comic into each comment from Randall. However, I have edited very few wikis, and I could be 100% wrong. I just thought I would explain the reasoning behind adding a table, such that any other user could understand its purpose. 108.162.246.32 17:19, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
Don't worry, it's fine - there is no written or unwritten rule (that I am aware of) that you might have broken. I just think that tables are the wrong tool for that specific task (i.e. as you said it: Present information to readers) in this specific case, which by the way would in my opinion also apply to 1902. There are cases where a table is absolutely fine and desirable. This is just not such a case :) Elektrizikekswerk (talk) 09:41, 4 July 2022 (UTC)
I see where you're coming from, but many of the annotations here are just far too much text for a section header, or even a dictionary list. The table is the only way to go here, even if I might prefer a dictionary list (line prefixes ';' and ':' in wikitext) for 1902. 172.70.214.81 12:15, 11 July 2022 (UTC)
As long as we can all agree on the spellings. I propose that we all use the spelling "aluminum" but as a compromise adopt "platinium" 108.162.237.75 14:34, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
For "Ty, Dh and Jk", I wonder if it's no coincidence that the first and last are common online abbreviations ("Thank you" and "Joke", the former last used by Randall in the result of the Turtle Instructions, from memory)... Not sure about Dh (I'm not a cool hip cat that's down with all the rad kids, daddyo, etc, etc...) but if someone else knows that's something then might be worth an official mention? 172.70.91.62 12:12, 5 July 2022 (UTC)
Just to nitpick the above comment of 5 July, JK is an initialism of Just Kidding, that said joking and kidding are synonyms so it works out the same
162.158.62.195 15:35, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
As that 5/Jul editor, I thank you. Probably worked it out (wrongly, but equivalently) purely from context a long time ago, and then read it as that automatically ever since, having no reason to overturn it.
(And I'll have used it myself... Hmmm, I wonder if I've tried to say "Joke!" but actually said "Just Kidding!" in a context where the difference is vital. I mean, it's not so much like you hear about people misunderstanding LOL as "Lots Of Love" and then texting something like "Your grandpa passed peacefully last night, we'll let you know more about the funeral arrangements when we know. LOL" - but there's always a chance..!)
Anyhoo, consider me corrected. ;) If you're not wrong yourself... (Lots Of Love!) 172.70.86.34 19:38, 16 August 2022 (UTC)
Abortion spam
Is there any way to stop the abortion spam? 172.70.178.47 18:03, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
I had a look, and see nothing (in the last few hours) that is this... But the answer is that a lot of spam is being prevented from happening (see the User Creation Log for all the accounts created that then don't do anything) and those that do happen get quickly reverted by us, the editors. There's not much more that can be done (and still have a workable wiki), But I know the current admins aren't idle, either, so maybe of there's a tweak or two that could be done, it may yet be. 162.158.34.71 19:35, 1 July 2022 (UTC)
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The practice is competing against local architects Beel & Achtergael-Technum, Dutch outfit Benthem Crouwel Architekten and TV Aires Mateus & Associados/Proap/Wit Architectenvennootschap of Portugal.
Meanwhile the firm has also made it into the final of the competition to design a new rural gallery in the Nordland National Park, Norway.
The building is to be dedicated to artists Per Adde and Kajsa Zetterquist – two Swedish-born artists who emigrated to Norway in the 1960s 'where their work has been central to the formulation of arts policy and art education' in the north of the country.
Fretton, the chair of Architectural Design & Interiors at the Technical University of Delft, Holland is hoping the contests will land him yet another success in mainland Europe. His practice is already working on the British Embassy in Poland and his Fuglsang Kunstmuseum, Lolland, Denmark was recently nominated for the Mies van der Rohe European Union Prize for Contemporary Architecture 2009 (pictured).


Northwest Coast glass artist Greg Owen has been diagnosed with brain cancer, and an online fundraiser with a target of $50,000 to help him meet his medical expenses has already passed $30,000. An accomplished artist, Greg is currently the lead educator and program manager at the Museum of Glass in Tacoma, where, since 2013, he's managed the "Hot Shop Heroes: Healing with Fire" program for soldiers and veterans. With a BFA from California College of the Arts, Owen's worked for Dale Chihuly and Pilchuck, and also developed his own artist practice. On New Year's Day, Owen came down with an unrelenting and brutal headache. Seeking answers, he finally checked himself into a hospital where the diagnosis was not good: a tumor the size of a grape was discovered in his brain. He chronicled his search for answers in a series of brutally frank Facebook and Instagram posts starting with a Janurary 7th posting sharing that he discovered the cause of his headache was the tumor.
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BighART's Pilbara Project is about working with the local Indigenous people of Ieramugadu (Roebourne) and the surrounding coastline. It is seeking innovational ways to tell past, present and future stories, using the arts to develop long-term sustainable goals, focusing on the culture and heritage of those that live within the community and those that visit.
I've never been to this part of Australia, so with excitement and trepidation I left Sydney with a plane full of miners – mine workers heading west. The Pilbara region is experiencing a mineral resource boom. It's this boom in profits and expanding infrastructure that has an impact on the traditional custodians of the land. BighART is an active conduit in supporting and working towards bridging Western ideology and Indigenous culture, helping to produce opportunities and build self esteem for future generations.
I only spent a moment or so in Karratha before changing my first blown tyre along the highway whilst driving to Point Samson and my lodgings. Cape Lambert some 2km from Point Samson is one of the highest and longest open ocean wharves in Australia, extending more than 2km out to sea. That evening after a company induction to strategize, you could see the many lights of the shipping vessels along the pier and at sea awaiting the loading of ore and gas.
On the weekend we attended a 'Cultural Awareness' seminar. Enlightening to say the least…I still have so much to learn about the Aboriginal history, rules and customs.
'Creative Developments' are just that – developments, so whilst nothing was concrete it was indeed a process of 'finding'. The week kicked off in Roebourne's community 'The 50 cent Hall' (aptly named due to it's architectural configuration), with the doors opening up to allow the community to come in and take part or just observe. Many of the early curious were the children, already involved with BighART's short film – "Love Punks". Some of the preliminary workshops done in Roebourne had involved photography, film, dance and music experiences with Artisans such as Mariaa Randall, Tess Schofield, Zoe Davis and Kerry Armstrong having leant their expertise and mentoring to this community.
Many of the mums also wanted to be part of the portrait process, curiously looking and observing, but most were happy to sit, just knowing that for 30 minutes or so the focus was on them and that they felt they were interesting. We even had members of the old age home come down to the hall to do some creative expression.
It wasn't long before Tootsie Daniels, a Yindibarndi Elder wished to have her portrait done and simply put, she had the most extraordinary face! This definitely needed to be an oil portrait. Over the next two days Toostie sat patiently….on occasion speaking with others, including Scott Rankin, Co-Founder and Creative Director of BighART. Toostie recalled times now gone by, when she would frequent the Harding River for washing, bathing and play as a youngster. The Harding River has now been substantially stopped, making way for a Dam, a contentious decision at the time, as much sacred ceremonial land was filled to make way for the structure and mining needs.
It's these priceless stories BighArt wishes to capture and document, for the current youth and for future Australian generations, I was happy to be part of that process and that the portrait may one day make for a visual reminder of Tootsie and her importantance as a Yindjibarndi Elder. With Roebourne burgeoning as an art's hub – The community is planning on building its first Arts Centre on the banks of the Harding River, among pale tufts of spinifex and startlingly white sugar gums, that along with other early settler buildings in the region including the Cossack Heritage trail (Pearling era) to the historic Burrup Peninsula, the Art Centre may well become the focal stop point for visiter's in the promotion of eco tourism.